Parents, grandparents to blame for half of child poisonings, study says - CNN

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"The study found that as caregivers take their meds out of tough-to-open containers and put them in easy reach places for convenience, they are inadvertently contributing to some 50,000 emergency room visits by kids every year who swallow dangerous pills when adults aren't paying attention."

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More kids getting drunk on hand sanitizer - CNN.com

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"Since 2010, poison control center hotlines across the United States have seen a nearly 400% increase in calls related to children younger than 12 ingesting hand sanitizer, according to new analysis by the Georgia Poison Center.

"Kids are getting into these products more frequently, and unfortunately, there's a percentage of them going to the emergency room," said Dr. Gaylord Lopez, the center's director."

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Why a Safety Device That Can Stop Overdoses by Kids Isn’t Widely Used - ProPublica

The Fix Isn’t In: Why a Safety Device That Can Stop Overdoses by Kids Isn’t Widely Used - ProPublica:

""If flow restrictors work, they should be placed on all liquid products," said Dr. G. Randall Bond, a pediatrician and poison expert who has consulted with drug makers. “We need a technological change to get us to the next level of safety.”"

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Kids Getting Into Medicines At Alarming Rate (video)

500,000 Times Each Year a Child gets into Medicine or gets the Wrong Dose:

"Safe Kids Worldwide released a new research report that found kids are getting into medicine at an alarming rate. Every minute of every day, a poison control center receives a call about a potential medicine poisoning for a child age five and under. And 67,000 times each year, or every eight minutes, a young child goes to the emergency room for medicine poisoning. This is a 30 percent increase over the past ten years."

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FDA Restricts Cigarette and Tobacco Sales and Distribution

I don't smoke, so I'm happy to see this action coming from the FDA, FDA Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco. The new rule becomes effective June 22, 2010, and has the force and effect of law.

Here are the highlights:

New Requirements Relating to Sale and Distribution

• Prohibits the sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to people younger than 18.
• Prohibits the sale of cigarette packages with fewer than 20 cigarettes.
• Prohibits the sale of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in vending machines, self-service displays, or other impersonal modes of sales, except in very limited situations.
• Prohibits free samples of cigarettes and limits distribution of smokeless tobacco products.

New Requirements Relating to Marketing (Labeling, Advertising, and Promotion)

• Prohibits tobacco brand name sponsorship of any athletic, musical, or other social or cultural event, or any team or entry in those events.
• Prohibits gifts or other items in exchange for buying cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products.
• Requires that audio ads use only words with no music or sound effects.
• Prohibits the sale or distribution of items, such as hats and tee shirts, with tobacco brands or logos.

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Warning - Protect Your Children From Choking On Killer Hot Dogs

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It sounds funny. Unfortunately, this is serious business.  Read this US New and World Report news article, Kids and Killer Hot Dogs? 3 Tips to Prevent Choking on Food.

In a nutshell, here are three practical ways to reduce choking risk for children:

1. Re-engineer children's food yourself to reduce choking hazards. 
2. Cook foods intended for small children until soft.
3. Keep high-risk foods like peanuts, peanut butter, marshmallows, chewing gum, meat sticks, and round candy away from children.

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Free Tips To Keep Your Kids Safe From Top 6 Summer Dangers

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It's summer now, and there's a much higher incidence of injuries caused by accidents and sports, reports this Medical News Today article, Top Six Summer Dangers: ER Doctor Offers Tips For Keeping Kids Safe. In a nutshell, watch out for these 6 Summer dangers:

1. All-Terrain Vehicles
2. Trampolines
3. Bikes, Inline Skates and Skateboards
4. Drowning
5. Car Accidents
6. Heat and Dehydration

According to the article:

As the temperatures rise, so do trips to pediatric emergency rooms. Severe cuts, broken bones and head injuries are the most common causes for trips to the emergency room during the summer

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Opiates Can Kill Kids!

Nobody wants to see kids hurt! So it's important that you read this NBC News article to avoid such a situation, "Prescription opiates and kids: One pill can kill - Glut of drugs fuels reports of poisonings among very young children." Oxycontin and other opiates can poison your kids. Here are some things you need to do . . .

1. Don't spill or drop pills, and if you do, it's critical that you pick them all up, so that they're not eaten by your children.
2. Be sure your painkillers are secure, because one pill is enough to harm or kill.

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Cold Meds For Kids - The FDA Weighs In Again

This is probably my last post on this subject, yet a worthy close to this thread. If you've been following this issue you'll want to read this FDA statement, "FDA Statement Following CHPA's Announcement on Nonprescription Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medicines in Children."

In a nutshell, there are still a lot of issues that need to get resolved. In the meantime, here's the abbreviated version of what the FDA recommends:

• Do not give children medications labeled only for adults.
• Talk to your healthcare professional if you have any questions about using cough or cold medicines in children.
• Choose OTC cough and cold medicines with child-resistant safety caps, when available.
• Check the "active ingredients" section of the DRUG FACTS label of the medicines that you choose.
• Be very careful if you are giving more than one medicine to a child.
• Carefully follow the directions for how to use the medicine in the DRUG FACTS part of the label.
• Only use measuring devices that come with the medicine or those specially made for measuring drugs.
• Understand that using OTC cough and cold medicines does not cure the cold or cough.

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Cold Meds For Kids - Part 2

Looks like the pharmaceutical industry is coming out with some strong recommendations. Read this MSNBC news article, "Drug companies: No cold meds for kids under 4."

They recommend . . .

• Parents should never:
  Give adult medicines to a child.
  Give two or more medicines with the same ingredients at the same time.
  Give antihistamines to make a child sleepy.
• Parents should:
  Give the exact recommended dose, using the measuring device that comes with the medicine.
  Keep OTC medicines out of sight and out of reach.
  Consult their doctor if they have any questions.

These suggestions seem pretty reasonable, all things considered.

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The FDA And Cold Meds For Children (video)

Updated May 24, 2025

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You can still read the story, in text, here:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-rejects-ban-child-cold-medicines-flna1c9444259

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The FDA stance is interesting. Instead of banning kids' cold medicines, they've chosen the "lesser of two evils" position. That is, the FDA fears that if they ban cold meds for kids (which are believed to be ineffective), parents will give adult-strength cold meds to children making the whole situation worse.

Check out this MSNBC news video to get the quick story about this, "FDA Rejects Ban On Kids' Cold Meds. "

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Back-To-School Anxiety - tips for parents and their kids under 8

Updated February 5, 2022

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Young Kids and Back-to-School Anxiety: How to Shrink it Down to Size - EmpoweringParents.com

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Summer is coming to an end, and it will soon be time to go back to school. It's time to pay attention to back to school mental health. There's an excellent Minti post on this topic, "Young Kids and Back to School Anxiety: How to Shrink it Down to Size." The main point is take away as many unknowns as possible (e.g., preview the playground), and address concerns how certain social situations might he handled (e.g., who to eat lunch with). Amazingly, there are back-to-school anxiety books for children ages 4-8. This Amazon.com carousel contains titles from a list I saw published in the San Francisco Examiner (8/20/08):  

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